Relocated the Mistlock Singularity for the â€œDefeat the mysterious asuraâ€™s agentâ€ event to be more accessible.

Falling off of the platform while the â€œDefeat the mysterious asuraâ€™s agentâ€ event is active will now teleport characters onto the platform instead of to the checkpoint location.

The Brazen Gladiator now spends less time trying to follow minions, illusions, or pets.

Fixed a bug that prevented Fractal Avengers from triggering.

Fixed a bug in which the Chaos Isles fractal would not increment the Fractal Frequenter or Daily Fractals achievements.

Snowblind

Fixed a bug that prevented Fractal Avengers from triggering.

Swampland

Fixed a bug in which Bloomhunger could take damage from conditions while in Spirit Ward.

Fixed a bug in which the wisps would not reset properly upon party defeat.

The â€œKill Bloomhungerâ€ event will now restart from the beginning after party defeat.

Players are now forced into combat while in Bloomhungerâ€™s arena during the â€œKill Bloomhungerâ€ event.

The tunnel gate now closes when the â€œKill Bloomhungerâ€ event is active.

Thaumanova Reactor

Fixed a bug in which players could rally off of their miniatures in the Superheated Room.

PROFESSION SKILLS

Warriorâ€”Vengeance: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from being displayed in PvP matches.

STRUCTURED PLAYER VS. PLAYER

PvP League Season 4 begins on August 9 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) and ends on October 3 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7).

Ranked PvP matchmaking has been updated to create the most even matches possible within your pip range.

WORLD VS. WORLDGeneral

The walls in WvW have been updated to improve performance.

Mortar incendiary effects have been updated to more clearly show the area in which burning is applied.

The mortar incendiary radius has been decreased to 300.

The mortar incendiary radius with the Mortar Mastery ability has been decreased to 360.

The Master of Monuments achievement has been renamed â€œDaily WvW Master of Monuments.â€

Alpine

Med Kits have been added to sentries.

The portals to Eternal Battlegrounds and other borderlands have been adjusted so that teleportation does not occur when players walk close to their sides.

Beta
Siege Repair Hammers are now in beta!
Siege Repair Hammers are a new consumable that may be purchased from the Tricks and Traps vendor. They allow players to repair all siege weapons as long as they have supply, and the hammers work with the Repair Master ability line.
We will be looking for feedback on the repair hammers on our forums and will be holding a follow-up poll to determine if they should become a permanent feature of the game.
In the event that repair hammers are officially added, the following changes would be made:

A new pip would be added to the Repair Master ability line that would allow players to purchase repair hammers.

Badges of honor would be added to the cost of the repair hammer.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORENew Items and Promotions

A new Bloodstone Dye Pack containing six exclusive colors is now available in the Special category of the Gem Store for 125 gems.

The Toxic Mantle and Toxic Gloves are available with a 20% discount for a limited time at 320 gems each, found in the Style category of the Gem Store.

Crystallized Magic no longer drops from Black Lion Chests.

Improvements

The Black Lion Trading Company has hired additional aestheticians for the Havocâ€™s Heir airship, the Royal Terrace, and all cities. Aestheticians allow players to preview new hairstyles, faces, and other appearance details without needing to own a Total Makeover Kit. In order to confirm any changes, players must have a Total Makeover Kit in their inventory.